A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year

Papers filed in a Manhattan court this week order a pre-trial conference and the release of confidential documents

Emphasis on "storytelling" and making connections at the cross-collecting fair this year, chief executive says. So we created some tenuous links of our own

Records set for Tschabalala Self and Kara Walker as a new wave of works by contemporary artists come to auction—bucking the pale, male and stale status quo

Estimated to sell between €100m-€150m at auction on Friday, an anonymous buyer has snapped up the disputed painting that was discovered in a French attic

A Canadian court recently overturned a ruling on the "national importance" of the French Impressionist's work, sold at Heffel Auction House in 2016

Second edition of Teer Art Fair aims to foster domestic Iranian art scene at a time when international sales increasingly difficult for the country's galleries

The contemporary art fair will feature a new section devoted to textile works while Antiques Roadshow expert Amin Jaffer curates Collections at Frieze Masters

Monet's waterlilies and Modigliani's portrait of an unknown boy lead the 25-lot sale, and new record made for Austrian artist Alfred Kubin's haunting drawing

Mark Fraser makes the remarks as a group of works by the Australian artist is about to be offered at Bonhams in Sydney with a combined estimate of AUS$1.3m-$1.8m

Art organisations join other US businesses at a series of hearings this week in Washington, DC on the proposed 25% tariff on $300bn worth of Chinese goods

Early Schiele drawing is the low-key star of an unremarkable sale, topped by a flashy Picasso

Former public company status left the auction house at a disadvantage to rival Christie's, but its quarterly finance reports provided rare insight in a secretive market

French-Israeli media billionaire Patrick Drahi's company BidFair USA buys firm from shareholders

Three-year-old girl reportedly knocks a fly by the German artist Katharina Fritsch off plinth

Our pick of items from auctions and fairs around the world over the next fortnight

Collector interest in videos is rising, but the medium still struggles to find floor space

Johannesburg-based FNB Joburg fair has been bought by its former director Mandla Sibeko

The rise of Big Data means that connoisseurship is being replaced by "intel", which has far-reaching implications for the art world

The Berlin software entrepreneur tells us what he's bought and why he loves it

Viewing rooms, appetite-whetting preview publications and digital platforms are all paying off for galleries at the fair

The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough

The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers

It is an open secret that sales are made in Venice, but dealers at the Swiss art fair are looking to capitalise on the buzz the Biennale creates

As a major retrospective on the artist is due to open at the Met Breuer in New York next year, we look at the German artist's market

South African gallery is first to be confirmed for new Cork Street redevelopment which has been empty since it was finished last year

Ethics specialist Piergiorgio Pepe claims the power in the art industry is still held in the hands of a few

Opinion that female artists make poorer investments has a lasting impact on the legacy of women, according to the research from Freelands Foundation

The coalition Art Against Displacement rallies against the construction of four contested luxury towers in a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing today